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Opportunity overview
The Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) invites interested suppliers to participate in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise to seek market views for a potential Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services Contract. The purpose of this engagement is to gather market feedback on current capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity, and potential risks to help inform EANI's future requirements and procurement approach. This is not a tender exercise and does not form part of any procurement process. Participation or non-participation will not affect any supplier's ability to participate in any future procurement opportunity, nor will it confer any advantage or disadvantage. Further information, including the PME questionnaire, is available within the documents section of this CfT on eTendersNI. Completed questionnaires should be returned via the messaging function within this CfT no later than 15:00 on 2 November 2026.
The questionnaire is available by clicking on the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qi4Fnr1VpH
Classification
CPV50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
CPV50100000 — Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
CPV50110000 — Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
CPV50113000 — Repair and maintenance services of buses
CPV50114000 — Repair and maintenance services of trucks
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
50110000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
50113000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of buses
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
50114000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of trucks
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Planning and budget
Milestones
Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Suppliers are required to complete a PME questionnaire which is avaialable by clickin gon the following link https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qi4Fnr1VpH
Due
2 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
097799-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
097799-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
The Education Authority Northern Ireland is running an early-stage Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to gather feedback on capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity and risks for a potential Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services Contract. This is not a tender or procurement process. Suppliers may return the PME questionnaire through the CfT messaging function by 15:00 on 2 November 2026.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to organisations with vehicle repair and maintenance capabilities, including motor vehicles, buses and trucks. The final contract scope and supplier requirements are not yet stated.
Key points identified
Market engagement responseComplete the PME questionnaire and return it through the messaging function within this CfT.Evidence: "Completed questionnaires should be returned via the messaging function within this CfT no later than 15:00 on 2 November 2026."
Feedback soughtFeedback on current capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity and potential risks.Evidence: "The purpose of this engagement is to gather market feedback on current capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity, and potential risks"
Future supplier requirementsUnknown; the engagement is intended to inform future requirements and procurement approach.Evidence: "to help inform EANI's future requirements and procurement approach"
94% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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The Education Authority Northern Ireland is running an early-stage Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to gather feedback on capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity and risks for a potential Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services Contract. This is not a tender or procurement process. Suppliers may return the PME questionnaire through the CfT messaging function by 15:00 on 2 November 2026.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to organisations with vehicle repair and maintenance capabilities, including motor vehicles, buses and trucks. The final contract scope and supplier requirements are not yet stated.
Key deliverables
Market feedback on vehicle-maintenance capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity and potential risks
Completed PME questionnaire returned through the CfT messaging function
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Market engagement response
99% confidence
Complete the PME questionnaire and return it through the messaging function within this CfT.
View supporting evidence
"Completed questionnaires should be returned via the messaging function within this CfT no later than 15:00 on 2 November 2026."
Feedback sought
99% confidence
Feedback on current capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity and potential risks.
View supporting evidence
"The purpose of this engagement is to gather market feedback on current capabilities, innovative solutions, capacity, and potential risks"
Future supplier requirements
98% confidence
Unknown; the engagement is intended to inform future requirements and procurement approach.
View supporting evidence
"to help inform EANI's future requirements and procurement approach"
Participation effect on future opportunity
99% confidence
Participation or non-participation will not affect ability to participate in a future procurement and gives no advantage or disadvantage.
View supporting evidence
"Participation or non-participation will not affect any supplier's ability to participate in any future procurement opportunity, nor will it confer any advantage or disadvantage."
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice text.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Indicative value
86% confidence
Up to GBP 2,600,000 recorded in the supplied opportunity data; whether this is an estimated contract value is not stated.
The supplied PME notice does not state pricing, payment, contract term or other commercial terms.
Delivery
Potential service scope
99% confidence
Regional vehicle maintenance services.
View supporting evidence
Title: "Provision of Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services"; description: "a potential Regional Vehicle Maintenance Services Contract".
Delivery area
90% confidence
Northern Ireland region (UKN) is recorded as the delivery location; specific sites and coverage requirements are unknown.
View supporting evidence
Supplied location: "Delivery location" region "UKN", country "United Kingdom".
Vehicle types in classification
85% confidence
Motor vehicles, buses and trucks are indicated by CPV classifications only; their final inclusion and requirements are unknown.
View supporting evidence
CPV descriptions include "Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles", "...buses", and "...trucks".
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage Preliminary Market Engagement; bidding is not open.
View supporting evidence
"This is not a tender exercise and does not form part of any procurement process." Supplied fields: "stage": "planning", "display_status": "upcoming".
Engagement response deadline
99% confidence
15:00 on 2 November 2026.
View supporting evidence
"Completed questionnaires should be returned ... no later than 15:00 on 2 November 2026."
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
Supplied fields "procurement_method" and "procurement_method_details" are null; the notice says the engagement will inform the future procurement approach.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Not a tender
99% confidence
This is market engagement only and is not an open competition or procurement process.
View supporting evidence
"This is not a tender exercise and does not form part of any procurement process."
Future scope uncertainty
98% confidence
Final requirements, service model, vehicle coverage, contract term, procurement route and commercial terms have not been stated.
View supporting evidence
The notice says it seeks feedback "to help inform EANI's future requirements and procurement approach".
Classification scope uncertainty
95% confidence
CPV codes reference general repair and maintenance, motor vehicles, buses and trucks, but classifications do not establish final mandatory scope.
View supporting evidence
Supplied CPV classifications list vehicle, motor vehicle, bus and truck repair and maintenance services; the notice describes only a potential contract.
Single placeholder lot
99% confidence
One planning-stage lot is supplied without a title, description, value or deadline; no distinct lot scope can be identified.
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Supplied lot "1" has null title, description, value and submission deadline.
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